Shloka 9
Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti
श्रीसत्यभामोवाच यो मे सनाभिवधतप्तहृदा ततेन लिप्ताभिशापमपमार्ष्टुमुपाजहार । जित्वर्क्षराजमथ रत्नमदात् स तेन भीत: पितादिशत मां प्रभवेऽपि दत्ताम् ॥ ९ ॥
śrī-satyabhāmovāca yo me sanābhi-vadha-tapta-hṛdā tatena liptābhiśāpam apamārṣṭum upājahāra jitvarkṣa-rājam atha ratnam adāt sa tena bhītaḥ pitādiśata māṁ prabhave ’pi dattām
Śrī Satyabhāmā nói: Cha tôi, lòng bị thiêu đốt bởi nỗi đau cái chết của người anh em, đã đổ tội cho Śrī Kṛṣṇa là kẻ giết ông ấy. Để gột sạch vết nhơ trên danh tiếng của mình, Đức Chúa đã đánh bại Jāmbavān, vua loài gấu, đoạt lại bảo châu Syamantaka rồi hoàn trả cho cha tôi. Sợ hậu quả của sự xúc phạm ấy, cha tôi đã dâng tôi lên Đức Bhagavān, dù tôi đã được hứa gả cho người khác.
As described in Chapter Fifty-six of this canto, King Satrājit had already compromised himself by promising his daughter’s hand first to Akrūra and then again to a number of other suitors. But after the return of the Syamantaka jewel, he felt impelled by his shame to offer her to Lord Kṛṣṇa instead. According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the word prabhave (“unto the Lord”) answers any doubt as to the propriety of offering Kṛṣṇa a bride who had already been promised to others. It is perfectly proper to offer Him everything one owns, and improper to withhold anything from Him.
FAQs
This verse shows that Satrajit felt stained by a curse connected with the jewel and sought purification by bringing it forward, indicating the jewel’s story carried karmic and reputational reactions.
Because Satrajit, fearful due to the controversy and curse surrounding the Syamantaka jewel, tried to secure Krishna’s favor and protection by offering Satyabhama in marriage along with reconciliation.
When wrongdoing or suspicion arises, don’t hide it—seek honest rectification, make amends, and take shelter of righteousness rather than acting from pride or fear.